Fengaros Music Village 2024: Workshops, Lectures and Concerts

Fengaros’ annual workshops in the picturesque village of Kato Drys will take place for the eleventh time this summer from 25-30 July.

What in recent years has become a hub for knowledge exchange and creative collaboration, Fengaros Music Village will nurture a broad network of artists once more, ranging from music enthusiasts to amateurs to established professionals, according to a press release from the event's organisers.

This year, the series of daily workshops will make up three main pillars that cover a range of topics within the scope of music and performing arts:

Pillar 1: Traditional sounds, textures & words

Traditional words and music of Cyprus, the Mediterranean and beyond

• Modal Music Composition and Improvisation (Efrén López - Spain)
• Words and songs of Cyprus (Michalis Tterlikkas - Cyprus
• The Cypriot Repertoire (Michalis Kouloumis - Cyprus)

Pillar 2: Modern songwriting, improvisation & techniques

Modern methods of improvising, songwriting and arranging as well as the values of ensemble performance

• The Producer’s Den (Fotis Siotas - Greece)
• The Odds (Panagiotis Andreou - USA)

Pillar 3: Vocal and Performing Arts

Voice, theatre and movement

• Voice Exploration Training (ody icons - Greece)
• Awakening inner rhythm! (Viky Kalla & Panayiotis Tofi - Cyprus
• Telling a Story Together (Irene Andreou & Giannis Karaoulis - Cyprus/Greece)

Each pillar includes workshops within that subject matter, with participants of any level welcomed to register for a single workshop. That won’t stop them from getting a taste of the other workshops, since the schedule is carefully designed to offer a vast education and exposure to each participant. Industry professionals will conduct the workshops, offering their extensive expertise to guide the participants through their individual artistic journey.

Morning and afternoon workshop sessions will liven up Kato Drys for six days, with music being heard from every corner of the traditional village. Each day will wrap up with free-to-the-audience educational concerts, followed by Fengaros Music Village’s infamous jam sessions at the village’s central coffeeshop.

Parallel Actions:
This year’s Fengaros Music Village will see three parallel actions taking place in Kato Drys:

Ttavas Artist Residency x Λarnaka 2030
Yousif Yaseen, Cemre Arca, Panayiota Kontovourki, Alexandros Komodromos

A play in a day (Polyxenie Savva & Lena Kasiou)
Teenage Theatre Workshop - 28 July 2024

FMV Student Collective (Ermis Michail)
Artist Residency

Information:
- Workshops will be taught for a total of 30 hours, with daily morning and afternoon sessions.

- Cost of participation is €220 including five lunch meals and a t-shirt. All registrations secured and paid for before 31 May will also include a non-transferable free ticket to Fengaros Festival (1-3 August 2024).

- Shared agrotouristic lodges for participants will be available to rent, as well as the option of free camping (with showers and toilets) in the village.

- Refundable cancellations of registration will not be accepted beyond the 25 June 2024.

Information & Registration: www.fengaros.com/MusicVillage

Fengaros Music Village paves the way for new collaborations, seamlessly forming a vital community within the local arts scene - a highly-anticipated local happening each year, leading up to the electrifying Fengaros Festival (1-3 August 2024).